Police: Suspects fled Mashpee shooting

MASHPEE -- Two suspects are being charged in a shooting early this morning at a home in Mashpee, following what police say may have been an attempted homicide.

AMY ANTHONY

MASHPEE -- Two suspects are being charged in a shooting early this morning at a home in Mashpee, following what police say may have been an attempted homicide.

The two suspects fled to Maine, where they are now in custody, police say.

David Byron, 21, of Falmouth, who police say has an extensive arrest record, and Leah Wiinikainen, 22, of Centerville were arrested around 10 a.m. Saturday by the Maine State Police, according to a Mashpee Police Department statement.

Around 3 a.m. Saturday, police had responded to 162 Glenneagle Drive and found a man in his mid-30s who had been shot in the abdomen, according to Mashpee police and fire officials.

Through an investigation, the Mashpee Police Department learned the suspects, who knew the victim, were driving to Maine, said Mashpee police Chief Rodney Collins. Mashpee police then alerted the Maine State Police.

After Byron and Wiinikainen were apprehended in Bowdoin, Maine, they were taken to the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset, Maine, where they will be held until their court appearance Monday as fugitives from justice, said Collins. At that point, they will most likely be returned to Mashpee to face charges, he said.